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Home My WebLink AboutAAC 2020-10-22 agenda.pdf City of Maple Ridge Agricultural Advisory Committee AGENDA Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 7:00 pm Held via Zoom Teleconference Meeting Access Information To practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic we will be holding the Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) meeting via Zoom teleconference. All participants including members of the AAC and the public are asked to join the meeting from home using the following access information: Join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone https://mapleridge-ca.zoom.us/j/97838563136?pwd=TlMzNGFSOW03cXN4ZFVxMnMyZnJRZz09 Meeting ID: 978 3856 3136 Passcode: 456074 Or join the meeting using your phone Dial: +17789072071 Meeting ID: 978 3856 3136 Passcode: 456074 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES – September 24, 2020 4. DELEGATIONS 5. QUESTION PERIOD 6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1. Water Meter Rates Research Update 6.2. 2021 Business Plan Update 6.3. COVID-19 Update 6.4. Metro Vancouver Agriculture Climate 2050 and Clean Air Plan Review 7. LIAISON UPDATES 7.1. Staff Liaison 7.2. Council Liaison 8. TASK FORCE UPDATES 8.1. Food Garden Contest 2020 8.2. Education 8.3. Promotion of Agriculture 9. ROUNDTABLE 10. ADJOURNMENT Next Meeting: November 26, 2020 Agenda Items Submission Deadline: November 12, 2020 QUESTION PERIOD Question Period provides the public with the opportunity to ask questions or make comments on subjects that are of concern to them. Each person will be given 2 minutes to speak. Up to ten minutes in total is allotted for Question Period. sc/ MAPLE R l □GE tir.JJ ■h Cil1111n1a map eridge ,ca City of Maple Ridge Agricultural Advisory Committee MEETING MINUTES The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Committee, held via Zoom teleconference on September 24, 2020 at 7:09 pm ____________________________________________________________________________________ COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Councillor Gordy Robson Council Liaison Bill Hardy, Chair Member at Large Carla Schiller, Vice Chair Member at Large Andrew Pozsar Member at Large Pascale Shaw Member at Large Shannon Lambie Agriculture Land Commission (Non-voting member) STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Adam Rieu Staff Liaison/Community Planning Diana Hall Community Planning Sabina Chand Committee Clerk GUESTS Dr. Wallapak Polasub Kwantlen Polytechnic University COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT Lorraine Bates Agricultural Fair Board Representative Michelle Franklin Member at Large Melissa Maltais Fraser North Farmers Market Society Representative Angela Boss B.C. Ministry of Agriculture (Non-voting member) Note: Carla Schiller joined the meeting at 7:09 pm 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA R/2020-020 It was moved and seconded That the September 24, 2020 Agricultural Advisory Committee agenda be approved. CARRIED 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES R/2020-021 It was moved and seconded That the minutes of the Maple Ridge Agricultural Advisory Committee meeting dated June 25, 2020 be adopted. CARRIED ----- MAPl..E R l □GE tir.JJ ■h C!l1111n1a map end19.,ca Agricultural Advisory Committee Minutes September 24, 2020 Page 2 of 3 4. DELEGATIONS 4.1. ALR Project - Dr. Wallapak Polasub, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Dr. Wallapak Polasub presented an overview of approved non-farm use and subdivision applications in Metro Vancouver from 1997−2016. Following the presentation, Dr. Wallapak Polasub responded to questions and comments from the Committee and was asked to provide a consolidated report at a future meeting. 5. QUESTION PERIOD- Nil 6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1. Agriculture Land Commission Exclusion Application Update Shannon Lambie provided an update on the exclusion application request to the Agricultural Land Commission and highlighted upcoming changes that will take place on September 30, 2020. Note: S. Lambie, D. Hall and Dr. W. Polasub left the meeting at 8:25 pm 6.2. Water Meter Rates Research Update Adam Rieu provided a verbal update on the water meter rates research for farms in other Metro Vancouver municipalities and will provide an update at the next meeting. 6.3. 2021 Membership Recruitment The Committee Clerk provided information on the fall membership recruitment process and answered questions and comments from the Committee. 6.4. 2021 Business Planning The Committee reviewed and discussed the 2020-2021 Business Plan and noted a follow-up discussion for the October 22, 2020 meeting. R/2020-022 It was moved and seconded That the proposed Agricultural Advisory Committee 2020-2021 Business Plan be adopted CARRIED 7. LIAISON UPDATES 7.1 Staff Liaison The Staff Liaison shared that City Hall will reopen to the public on October 5, 2020. Agricultural Advisory Committee Minutes September 24, 2020 Page 3 of 3 7.2 Council Liaison Councillor Robson asked for an update on the City’s tree planting program, which the Staff Liaison will provide at the next meeting. 8. SUBCOMMITTEE & TASK FORCE UPDATES 8.1 Food Garden Contest 2020 Carla Schiller shared an update on the entries received for the Food Garden Contest. Winners will be awarded shortly and names will be announced at a future Council meeting. R/2020-023 It was moved and seconded That a budget of up to $100 be approved for the Food Garden Contest 2020 prizes. CARRIED 8.2 Education − Nil 8.3 Promotion of Agriculture The Chair provided an update on the Booth in a Box project and will initiate a progress check meeting and report back to the Committee in October 2020. 9. ROUNDTABLE Members provided verbal reports on local agricultural topics and activities. 10. ADJOURNMENT – 8:59 PM Bill Hardy, Chair /sc